退陣|たいじんtaijin[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbresignation; stepping down; retirement
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbretreat; decamping; withdrawal
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 退陣する(たいじんする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 退陣します(たいじんします) |
| Negative (nai) | 退陣しない(たいじんしない) |
| polite (masen) | 退陣しません(たいじんしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 退陣せず・退陣せぬ(たいじんせず・たいじんせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 退陣した(たいじんした) |
| polite (mashita) | 退陣しました(たいじんしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 退陣しなかった(たいじんしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 退陣しませんでした(たいじんしませんでした) |
| Te form | 退陣して(たいじんして) |
| Potential | 退陣できる(たいじんできる) |
| Passive | 退陣される(たいじんされる) |
| Causative | 退陣させる(たいじんさせる) |
| Causative passive | 退陣させられる(たいじんさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 退陣すれば(たいじんすれば) |
| tara | 退陣したら(たいじんしたら) |
| Volitional | 退陣しよう(たいじんしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 退陣しましょう(たいじんしましょう) |
| Imperative | 退陣しろ(たいじんしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym辞めるやめるNeutralA verb for quitting or leaving a job; the most general, everyday word, as in 「会社を辞める」. 「退陣」 is about a leader or leadership stepping down.
- Synonym辞任じにんNeutralResigning a post or office; rather formal, as in 「大臣辞任」. 「退陣」 stresses a top leader or an entire leadership stepping down together.
- Synonym辞職じしょくNeutralResigning one's job or position, as in 「辞職願」. 「退陣」 centers on a leader or leadership stepping down.
- Related降りるおりるNeutralA colloquial verb for getting off, stepping down or quitting, as in 「役を降りる」. 「退陣」 is the news-style term for a leadership's exit.
- RelatedどくCasualColloquial: to step aside or get out of the way, as in 「そこをどけ」. 「退陣」 is about a leadership stepping down from power.
- Antonym就任しゅうにんNeutralThe antonym: assuming or taking up a post, as in 「首相就任」 — the opposite of stepping down from office.
Use 「退陣」 for a top leader, cabinet or leadership stepping down, as in 「内閣退陣」「退陣表明」 — it is news-style. For resigning a post use 「辞任」 or 「辞職」; for quitting a job in everyday speech use 「辞める」. 「就任」 is the antonym.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


